The exec summary is that he flatlined twice in the hospital and they had to break out the paddles to resuscitate him. He's recovering, now.
He had two stints put in maybe 7-8 years ago, and then suffered a major heart attack a couple of years ago. Last night he checked in for heart symptoms and they found another blockage and put in another stint. While recovering his heart went nuts and at some point stopped. He's scheduled for pace maker surgery.
He just turned 71 and other than being overweight (BMI of 31), diabetic, and his heart problems, his pretty able bodied. He has, unfortunately eaten horribly his whole life and I would characterize as a pretty high stress person (serious PTSD from Vietnam). I've pretty much been expecting that at some point he'll be fine one day, and gone the next.
Getting old sucks. We've hit a wave of funerals recently. In the last three years I lost 6 aunts and uncles and a grandparent. My wife lost an uncle and two grandparents in the last 7, plus my grandfather's girlfriend.
Just been on my mind today, though it doesn't compare to what jkca1 is going through. He can have some of my feels.
-----------------------------Baron Von Speedypants
-----------------------------RunTraining articles here:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...runtraining;#1612485
He had two stints put in maybe 7-8 years ago, and then suffered a major heart attack a couple of years ago. Last night he checked in for heart symptoms and they found another blockage and put in another stint. While recovering his heart went nuts and at some point stopped. He's scheduled for pace maker surgery.
He just turned 71 and other than being overweight (BMI of 31), diabetic, and his heart problems, his pretty able bodied. He has, unfortunately eaten horribly his whole life and I would characterize as a pretty high stress person (serious PTSD from Vietnam). I've pretty much been expecting that at some point he'll be fine one day, and gone the next.
Getting old sucks. We've hit a wave of funerals recently. In the last three years I lost 6 aunts and uncles and a grandparent. My wife lost an uncle and two grandparents in the last 7, plus my grandfather's girlfriend.
Just been on my mind today, though it doesn't compare to what jkca1 is going through. He can have some of my feels.
-----------------------------Baron Von Speedypants
-----------------------------RunTraining articles here:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...runtraining;#1612485